tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610366091004609539.comments2013-03-04T23:31:53.616-05:00Sara's Holds ShelfSarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17236078821945648813noreply@blogger.comBlogger377125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610366091004609539.post-53445482508810591382012-04-24T22:58:11.930-04:002012-04-24T22:58:11.930-04:00I first read this book about 4 years ago when I wa...I first read this book about 4 years ago when I was 13. I loved it from the moment I started reading, but at the time, being so young, I didn&#39;t quite get a lot of her emotions. Now that I am older, and have a boyfriend, I understand so much more. This is definitely my favorite book of all time; so beautifully written.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610366091004609539.post-48960800780778883822012-04-21T17:26:16.132-04:002012-04-21T17:26:16.132-04:00I read this book around two years ago and didnt qu...I read this book around two years ago and didnt quite understand it as much as I thought I would. Now, as I am reading it a second time, I find that everything is so much deeper and complex than I originally imagined. Thank you, Cordelia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610366091004609539.post-53250490529995450192011-10-19T15:47:24.532-04:002011-10-19T15:47:24.532-04:00There are no words to describe this book, not even...There are no words to describe this book, not even the word AMAZING is worthy of this book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610366091004609539.post-65285260133825143472011-09-29T15:13:49.932-04:002011-09-29T15:13:49.932-04:00i feel i can really relate to some of the plots in...i feel i can really relate to some of the plots in this book and was gripped the whole way through.. it is a survival guide for all teenage girls...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610366091004609539.post-16607017211023763312011-04-12T16:20:52.429-04:002011-04-12T16:20:52.429-04:00I&#39;m a freshman in high school and I absolutely...I&#39;m a freshman in high school and I absolutely loved this book. Like John Boyne said himself on an interview with BBC, when you read this book you have to read it with your &quot;head or heart.&quot; Either you have to accept the book for it&#39;s true meaning about the friendship of the two boys with your heart or you can pick apart the inaccuracy involving the holocaust. From what I can see most people who stop reading this book, read it with their head.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610366091004609539.post-4293076987568091032011-02-15T14:26:05.271-05:002011-02-15T14:26:05.271-05:00I actually read the whole Dance Sequence for my fi...I actually read the whole Dance Sequence for my final exams and I think they are all worth reading! really really great. But if I hat to choose my favourite it would be The Pillow Book Of Cordelia Kenn. It is just great and so rich and full of ideas and thought!<br />Love it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610366091004609539.post-33299014830034924802010-12-14T17:52:42.789-05:002010-12-14T17:52:42.789-05:00great reviewgreat reviewAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610366091004609539.post-4502705743835677442010-11-15T21:53:29.629-05:002010-11-15T21:53:29.629-05:00I loved this book! I think its stupid to think to ...I loved this book! I think its stupid to think to much about the malapropisms because the reality is this book is primarily a childrens book. Children don&#39;t care how accurate/ creditable stuff like that is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610366091004609539.post-14032183227388949322010-02-25T21:41:46.683-05:002010-02-25T21:41:46.683-05:00i love the book cross my heart and hope to spy omg...i love the book cross my heart and hope to spy omg i love Zach a very good chareter yes and cammie is a good person 2 i want Zach and cammie to stay together forever ps. Zach and cammie foreverAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610366091004609539.post-92158612685443589312010-02-21T19:22:44.561-05:002010-02-21T19:22:44.561-05:00this is my favorite book and ibelive it always wil...this is my favorite book and ibelive it always will be as i was reading it it seemed like i was experenceing everything cordelia was and i loved it it was heart breaking wheni read the sith book and i was devastated when they wouldnt say what her daughter&#39;s name wasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610366091004609539.post-661534532738318522010-01-25T14:51:20.985-05:002010-01-25T14:51:20.985-05:00I&#39;ve read it and, yes it is amazing, but you f...I&#39;ve read it and, yes it is amazing, but you find after the first few times you, or at least I, started to find Cordelia and bit patronizing and prententious. It is still a fantastic book which covers so many topics, although I feel Chmabers was a tad lazy with the ending, although it is written very well. I first read this at 13, and I thought all of these things, alhough no in quite as much detail.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610366091004609539.post-26004654901183810222009-08-25T14:44:33.841-04:002009-08-25T14:44:33.841-04:00i didnt really like the book very far away from an...i didnt really like the book very far away from anywhere else. i had to read it for school and had to relate it to friendship and it doesnt really realte to friendship. owen and natalie are two losers that dont fit in so they become friends thats not an ideal friendship but whatever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610366091004609539.post-73017193201069758912009-07-14T22:59:05.798-04:002009-07-14T22:59:05.798-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.vfdvgfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00659026086148563221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610366091004609539.post-32725620157973945052009-05-02T14:35:00.000-04:002009-05-02T14:35:00.000-04:00I enjoyed this book, but i did find a few parts it...I enjoyed this book, but i did find a few parts it a bit childish or repetitive, but like you said once Bruno met Shmuel it did get more interesting. I have to write an essay on this book, and i am really stuck on finding a thesis for this, if you have any ideas please share! thanks :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610366091004609539.post-91402094580124512982009-03-14T21:15:00.000-04:002009-03-14T21:15:00.000-04:00I'm a teenager too, younger than Cordelia, and I b...I'm a teenager too, younger than Cordelia, and I borrowed "this is all" from my school library.<BR/>I am in love with this book, far more so than any other book I have ever read. It has challenged me, made me change the way I think about a vast number of things in life. I cried for a long, long time after finishing it.<BR/><BR/><BR/>I identified with Cordelia's thoughts on books on page 562 - I need to own this book now. I must. I want to buy this copy from my school.<BR/><BR/><B>"When I've read a book I really like, a book which <I>matters</I>, I feel it belongs to me. I mean the book itself, the copy I've read. It's as if I pour myself onto the pages as I read them, all my thoughts and emotions, so that by the time I've finished that copy holds inside it the essence of my reading."</B><BR/><BR/><BR/>I loved the length of "this is all", and I didn't want it to end. I felt that by reading slowly through its entirety, I had much more attachment emotionally, and I love books that emotionally catch me.<BR/><BR/><BR/>"this is all" is a book that has reached me at a deeper level than any other I have read. So much of it is profound. So much is true. I have no words to express the beauty of the words in this book.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Don't borrow it.<BR/>Buy it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610366091004609539.post-64012830431252931072009-01-22T15:29:00.000-05:002009-01-22T15:29:00.000-05:00Everyone&#39;s already said this, but honestly, TH...Everyone&#39;s already said this, but honestly, THANK YOU for putting this list of recommendations up.<BR/><BR/>Two thumbs up for The Messenger &amp; Looking for Alaska :]anne.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08725899410877733583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610366091004609539.post-27956871621366475762008-12-23T17:22:00.000-05:002008-12-23T17:22:00.000-05:00Sounds good. I love it when books are written (we...Sounds good. I love it when books are written (well) in journal/other type of communication form.<BR/>~Little Miss loopyeclecticobsessionshttp://eclecticobsessions.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610366091004609539.post-66692808726854866542008-12-21T15:57:00.000-05:002008-12-21T15:57:00.000-05:00I am writing a review on this book right now actua...I am writing a review on this book right now actually! I am curently 16 years old and i was doing some research on what other people figured the thesis or intentions of this book were, when i came across your blog. I did not HATE the book, however, it was not one of my favorites. I completely agree with you when you mentioned how on the back of the book it said it was not intended for nine-year-olds but the language was so childish i was tempted countless times to put it down. I actually DO believe it should be for nine year olds because as a teenager/YA I was extremely frustrated with Bruno's oblivious thoughts. Nevertheless, I was shocked from the ending, but I felt it was necessary. I could not have imagined a happy ending or rescuing Shmuel because truly, that is not the way the Holocaust would have been. All in all I agree with your blog/review because the intended audience is in a way mixed up and a little too childish for young adults, like myself, in high school. <BR/>-Alexa Rae, NJAlexa Rae - NJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610366091004609539.post-76367761217403715062008-12-17T21:10:00.000-05:002008-12-17T21:10:00.000-05:00Thanks Ali! I really wanted to include a range of...Thanks Ali! I really wanted to include a range of opinions on the book -- and since so many of them were so positive, it was nice to see a review that wasn't quite so much so. And I could totally see where you were coming from about the lack of conflict between Augie and T.C.<BR/><BR/>And, you know, I really enjoy thinking up recommendations (more than writing the reviews, actually!), so it's nice to hear that they're appreciated! :)Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236078821945648813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610366091004609539.post-59583625505654600352008-12-16T12:48:00.000-05:002008-12-16T12:48:00.000-05:00I'm glad you liked it more than I did, and thanks ...I'm glad you liked it more than I did, and thanks for linking to my review anyway. :-) I love your book recommendations at the end of your reviews, I wish I had it in me to do that.Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745786643511417426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610366091004609539.post-18558028176447588342008-12-15T22:55:00.000-05:002008-12-15T22:55:00.000-05:00It's nice to know I'm not the only one who crushes...It's nice to know I'm not the only one who crushes on literary characters! (Like any boy in Melina Marchetta novels, for instance) ;)<BR/><BR/>But yes, definitely one of my new favorites too!Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236078821945648813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610366091004609539.post-69997630171019441802008-12-15T21:08:00.000-05:002008-12-15T21:08:00.000-05:00So glad you liked it! This book is one of my favor...So glad you liked it! This book is one of my favorites of this year. I *love* me some TC :D<BR/><BR/>Thanks for linking to my review =)<BR/><BR/>StephStephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13659688646243833862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610366091004609539.post-39978426347047277002008-12-15T13:36:00.000-05:002008-12-15T13:36:00.000-05:00Personally, I think one can never have too many YA...Personally, I think one can never have too many YA novels lying around, and I've definitely tricked my boyfriend into picking up a few that way too ;) <BR/><BR/>But, anyway, I'm glad you're enjoying <I>An Abundance of Katherines</I>. I think <I>Looking for Alaska</I> is still my favorite of the three, but <I>Paper Towns</I> and <I>Katherines</I> are tied for a very close second!Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236078821945648813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610366091004609539.post-1572270166980344532008-12-14T16:39:00.000-05:002008-12-14T16:39:00.000-05:00I'm about two-thirds through AN ABUNDANCE OF KATHE...I'm about two-thirds through AN ABUNDANCE OF KATHERINES (my first foray into John Green) and I have to say I'm loving life. My husband read it before me and thought it was great (you know it's bad when you have so many YA novels around your husband steals them before you can get to them) and I have to say I agree with him.<BR/><BR/>I'm definitely looking forward to PAPER TOWNS.Maggie Stiefvaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15842527558335640093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610366091004609539.post-10083166198166277512008-11-20T18:26:00.000-05:002008-11-20T18:26:00.000-05:00Me too! Have you read any of Chambers' other book...Me too! Have you read any of Chambers' other books? I think they're all being reprinted in the next years with gorgeous new covers that sort of match <I>This is All</I>. (Here's the Publisher's Weekly article with pictures of a few of the covers: http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6609797.html?nid=2788)Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236078821945648813noreply@blogger.com